Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Public Records Guide

Falls under Pennsylvania public records law

As of February 1, 2012, the City has enacted a Right to Know Policy, available for download here that requires that requesters use the statewide form (available here) for requests to be considered official. Requests submitted directly without this form will be considered “informal.”

Stats

Requests
Filed470
Completed60
Rejected69
No Responsive Documents106
Awaiting Acknowledgement133
Awaiting Response27
Requiring Action41
Overdue160
Appeals
Appeals awaiting response3
Allowed Response Time
5 days
Average Response Time
105 days
Success Rate
13.19%

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Agency Requests
Philadelphia Police Department 278
Mayor's Office 38
Philadelphia City School District 18
City Of Philadelphia 16
Philadelphia District Attorney 16
Philadelphia Law Department 13
Philadelphia Department Of Public Health 12
Information Technology, Pennsylvania 6
Department of Revenue 5
Philadelphia Housing Authority 5